General Hospital's Monica Tribute Left Fans Sobbing
General Hospital said a final goodbye to Monica on September 17, honoring the late Leslie Charleson’s nearly five-decade legacy with a tribute that left fans in tears.
After nearly 50 years of Monica Quartermaine holding down the fort in Port Charles, General Hospital finally said goodbye on-screen. The show addressed Leslie Charleson’s passing this year with a September 17, 2025 episode that hit like a truck. It was simple, it was quiet, and it wrecked people.
How the tribute played out
The episode doesn’t overcomplicate it. Jason finds Monica unresponsive at home. He tells Tracy first, then the authorities. What follows is an intimate, heavy moment between Jason and Tracy as they sit with the loss and say the things you only say when you know a chapter is closed. If you were dry-eyed going in, that scene likely changed your plans. Fans also pointed out the use of flashbacks, which only deepened the sting.
Fans felt it immediately
The General Hospital Fans - Official Facebook page lit up right after the episode aired, with longtime viewers sharing exactly how hard it landed.
"Who else cried with Tracy and Jason today about Monica death?"
- One fan called the hour very emotional and shouted out the flashbacks, adding they have been watching GH since 1968.
- Another said they were still wiping away tears.
- Plenty of simple "I cried" replies piled up.
- One viewer noted they had never seen Jason cry or Tracy cry like that, and said the two were close for a while. They even hoped Monica leaves the house to Tracy.
Why this one stings
Leslie Charleson debuted as Monica back in 1977 and played the role through 2023. In a show that recasts and reshuffles like it’s a sport, she was one of the fixed points. That longevity is why this farewell feels so personal to so many people who grew up with her. And while the series waited a bit to address it on-screen, the payoff was a tasteful, character-first sendoff that let the Quartermaines grieve the way the audience is grieving.
It sounds like the show will keep honoring Charleson in upcoming episodes. For now, fans are mourning a soap legend — and General Hospital gave her the kind of goodbye only a decades-long fixture could earn.